Board to reconsider charter school

When the school board of the Washington Unified School District meets on Thursday, Jan. 12, it will consider whether to renew the charter for the West Sacramento Early College Prep School.

The California Charter Schools Association has singled it out as one of four charter schools in the Sacramento area that ought to be closed due to poor student performance.

The board will also discuss a proposal to design and build a “marquee” sign marking the entrance to River City High School on Raider Lane near Jefferson Boulevard and Higgins Road. The campus currently sports a digital billboard at a nearby street corner, but doesn’t have a sign at the school entrance.

[adrotate group=”7″] In other WUSD news, the office of the superintendent has asked members of the public to cooperate with a new survey designed to find out “if the voters would support an increase in property taxes” for “school improvements and programs.”

A survey company will randomly sample voters and ask “whether they would support a bond issue or parcel tax,” said a statement from Superintendent Dayton Gilleland.

“If you receive a call from the survey company, please take a few minutes and answer their questions,” he said in the press release. “As the district makes its plans, we want to know what voters would be willing to support.”

The board meets at 6 p.m. on Thursday at city hall, 1110 West Capitol Avenue.